Answer
17.68 atm
Work Step by Step
The woman weighs 130lb and stands on 0.5 $in^2$. Therefore, this is 130/0.5 = 260 $lb/in^2$, which is 260psi. Then we convert this to atmospheres as follows:
260psi * (0.0680atm/1psi) = 17.68 atm
Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
by Brown, Theodore E.; LeMay, H. Eugene; Bursten, Bruce E.; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Stoltzfus, Matthew E.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321910419
ISBN 13:
978-0-32191-041-7
Chapter 10 - Gases - Exercises - Page 433: 10.15b
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